POLS 3300 Chapter 8: Readings/Articles for Week 8
9 Aug 2016
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This can only happen if you are under 18 years of age and the judge allows it. Investigating officer: the investigating officer is the police officer that investigated the crime and collected the evidence the investigating officer knows all about the case and helps the. Assistance program before the court date: they can make the court a safe and comfortable place for you to testify, victim/witness worker: many courtrooms in canada have a victim/witness program . Prosecutorial accountability in canada don stuart, 1995: It cannot be over-emphasized that the purpose of a criminal prosecution is not to obtain a conviction. It is to lay before a jury what the crown considers to be credible evidence relevant to what is alleged to be a crime. Counsel have a duty to see that available legal proof of the facts is presented; it should be done firmly and pressed to its limit but also done fairly.
